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3:26 AM,
Nov. 9, 2012

Written by

Robert Walch
For Off 68

While an estimated 5.4 million people suffer from Alzheimer's disease today, making it the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, that number is projected to nearly triple by 2050.

When it does strike, Alzheimer's not only disrupts the life of the person who suffers from the brain disease that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior, but it is also an equally difficult experience for the individual sufferer's family.

With an aging population, the outlook, at this point, is not very reassuring for dealing with the disease. Between 2000 and 2006, the number of Americans ...